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Here is a video I submitted to the Monroe Mandolin Appreciation Society.

I missed this thread when it was posted, but happily stumbled upon it recently. I bought the most recent Griffith Tribute, and couldn't be more delighted! It is really something, powerful yet...

Message the folks at ETL. They are really helpful and should be able to sort you out.

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Two from Stan Miller. F5 #71 Sept. 7, 2016 and A5 (un-numbered) Aug.25, 1985.

You might try backing out the cog screws a bit. See if it frees them up.

https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/70281-first-loar-signed-f-5-mandolin-gets-second-life/

You might post a wanted ad for a Bob Schneider hybrid...based on your original post. Spruce played one on his Mangler of Bluegrass record.

Jordan Ramsey posted a great version not long ago.

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Austin Clark is such a builder.

https://youtu.be/r9jwGansp1E

Andrew Marlin has a couple....

As per Joe Spann, Gibson owed Virzi $1486 in 1927 presumably for Virzi violins which they were marketing. Looks like the right time period and would explain "virzi" on the label.

I had one years ago. As far as I know, he didn't build very many of the 3 point McReynolds models. Mine was one of the first and I sold it back to John's son Barry, who is active in the music scene...

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I bought Roland's old Sumi about 10 years ago, and have loved it ever since. It also gave me an excuse to exchange a few emails with him.

Check out the new Jacob Jolliff album and you will hear the Gibson Sam Bush in all of it's glory!

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Stan Miller built some with BRW, and I'm pretty sure that John Reischman was playing one on the first two Tony Rice Unit albums.

The good folks at Gibson have come through! I can't say what their junk bin looks like, but they were exceedingly helpful in finding a couple of replacement buttons. I'm imagining an old box,...

I've met some great folks in the California Bluegrass Association, a lot of whom are in the Bay area...might be a good place to start.

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Here is Clark #33. https://youtu.be/qh6OU6l7Rlc
Not the best rec. quality but you get the idea.

I have Austin Clark #33. It has EIR back and sides with engleman top, mahogany neck and full figured Koa binding. There was a discussion about it here in the forum back in 2008. It cuts in a jam...